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C.) metaphor
A metaphor is figurative language because it is a figure of speech in which a comparison is being made between two things that are generally quite different in order to provide a more impactful/effective description. A metaphor states one thing is another thing as is the case with the sentence you provided in which a person is being called an ostrich in order to provide the best description for readers.
Walt Whitman was born May 31, 1819.
